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Mike Finn
Mike Finn rated it 6 years ago
"Z for Zachariah" is told as the journal of a fifteen-year-old girl who is the sole survivor on her family's farm in a remote, sheltered valley. The rest of America seems to have died under a mixture of nuclear and chemical attack that has destroyed life outside the valley. She writes the journal to...
Mike Finn
Mike Finn rated it 6 years ago
"Z for Zachariah" is told as the journal of a fifteen-year-old girl who is the sole survivor on her family's farm in a remote, sheltered valley. The rest of America seems to have died under a mixture of nuclear and chemical attack that has destroyed life outside the valley. She writes the journal to...
Mike Finn
Mike Finn rated it 6 years ago
"Z for Zachariah" is told as the journal of a fifteen-year-old girl who is the sole survivor on her family's farm in a remote, sheltered valley. The rest of America seems to have died under a mixture of nuclear and chemical attack that has destroyed life outside the valley. She writes the journal to...
Olivia Kadylak
Olivia Kadylak rated it 7 years ago
Mrs. Frisby has to venture out into the rats' bush in order to figure out how to save her son Timothy.
BookB
BookB rated it 8 years ago
Z for Zachariah is an interesting novel. It is a post-apocalyptic tale which focuses on two characters inhabiting this new world and leaves most discussion of what has caused it by the wayside. For the most part, this works well, as the reader is in the same position as primary character Ann Burden....
FatherCraneMadeMeDoIt
FatherCraneMadeMeDoIt rated it 9 years ago
I vaguely remember watching the movie when I was little (and being utterly terrified). I always wanted to read the book (but was probably too scared) and I am so glad I finally got around to it. This was such a fantastic read. This was one of those books that when you are reading it, you inhale ever...
Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus
Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus rated it 9 years ago
Also, guys, for serious - how have I not read this until now? So I mentioned picking this up used for one dollar, figuring I wouldn't like it. Yeah, I liked the movie and The Nostalgia Factor played heavily into me picking this up in the first place. If I didn't like it, I'd donate it back to ...
TezMillerOz
TezMillerOz rated it 10 years ago
TRIGGER WARNINGS: Attempted rape; dog death.Z for Zachariah was first published in 1974, and has stayed in print ever since. Robert C. O'Brien died in 1973, but his wife and one of his children completed the novel based on his notes.It's simply brilliant. The science in regards to the "meteorologica...
Debbie's Spurts
Debbie's Spurts rated it 10 years ago
I read this back in 1974. I'm reminded to write the review now because of a movie trailer. Photo of movie poster from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598642/?ref_=ttmd_md_nm . Top notch. Actually the only YA Dystopian book I remember reading as a YA -- it was way more intense than I expected aft...
deborahmarkus7
deborahmarkus7 rated it 12 years ago
This is the first time I've ever utilized that "hide review because you're a big fat blabbermouth who can't talk about a book without ruining it for others" function. But the fact is, it's important for a reader of "Z For Zachariah" to be surprised by the nature of the stranger who shows up. And it'...
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